No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed





Our First Sparklers

The girls saw their first sparklers and loved them!  I wish we had gotten a picture of their faces when we lit the first one.  They were in awe.  Inga wanted to try them on her own so Jason taught her how to hold them.  She had a blast and Elsa loved watching.  









Elsa and Nana.



We told Inga to wave the sparkler...instead she waved at us!

She flung one of them too hard and the middle of it flew out and landed in the grass.  

Dr. Elsa

Whenever Elsa sees the doctor kit, she grabs the stethoscope and immediately puts it around her neck.  It's official...she's going to be a doctor!  (She is also pretty obsessed with shoes so maybe we shouldn't got too ahead of ourselves.)



Playing with the ducks.

Big smile!

Swimming Lessons

Inga and Gracie joined up for a session of swimming lessons this summer.  Inga loved it!  By the end she was jumping in, sticking her head under water...well, with a little help from me...and trying to go off on her own!  On the last day, Jason joined us to take pictures.  

We are on the right.


Hi, Daddy!

There he is again!

Inga floating on her tummy.

Hot Balloons

Since I have been shoving two classes into a fourteen day long semester I have been a bit stressed about getting work done lately.  Jason was kind enough to take Inga to the annual Balloon Glow at the Brucemore Mansion so I could get homework done.  When they showed up, they ran into the Hines family.  Inga loved hanging out with Gracie and Josie and watching all the "hot balloons".    

Inga's first ride on a school bus.  There was a shuttle from the high school parking lot to the mansion since parking is very limited at the mansion.



Josie, Inga, and Gracie.

Around the House

Once again, a few fun pictures of the girls...


Bath time with tub paints.

Chillin' on the couch...remote in hand.

Elsa's favorite reading spot.

Inga chose this outfit.  Yes, those are her snowboots!

Poor Elsa's Head

As many of you know by now, Elsa had a little accident last weekend.  Jason was packing for Guard Duty and Elsa was playing on our bed.  She fell off and hit her head on my nightstand.  It gave us quite a scare!  There was so much blood.  We grabbed both the girls and ran up to the nearby Urgent Care clinic.  Once we were able to get the bleeding to stop she was just her usual self!  I was sure she would need stitches but luckily it only needed to be glued.  Elsa was such a trooper!  She hardly cried at all.  We are hopeful that there isn't too much of a scar after she is all healed.  

The stance that got her into trouble in the first place!

Her cut.


Elsa with the rarely seen Band-Aid.  She kept pulling the darn thing off!


Just as happy as can be!

A messy face on a happy little girl.